Home Spring recipes Spring recipes As the days get longer, take advantage of the sweet offerings of the new season. Try our sensational recipes for lamb, asparagus and elderflower and embrace the vibrant, colourful dishes of spring. SPRING | SUMMER | AUTUMN | WINTER The best asparagus recipes Country Life pulls together some of our favourite chefs' asparagus recipes as inspiration for cooking with this ultimate seasonal food this spring Get creative in the kitchen this Easter Simon Hopkinson shares two recipes for Easter, with ham and smoked haddock Three easy ways with rhubarb Our kitchen garden cook finds three ways to cook rhubarb Cooking with watercress Our kitchen garden cook finds three beautifully simple ways to cook with watercress Delicious recipes with spring onions Our kitchen garden cook finds three delicious recipes with spring onions Cook delicious braised celery Simon Hopkinson cooks with celery and celeriac to make two of his favourite vegetable dishes Hot cross bun bread and butter pudding Easter is just around the corner, and if you find yourself with leftover hot-cross buns on your hands that have gone a little stale, here's a delicious and easy way of using them up. Elderflower cordial recipe Elderflower cordial is one of the most rewarding and easiest things to make. Grab a basket and get picking. Mother's Day ideas: How to make macaroons Whether you feel like having a go at making macaroons yourself, or just want to find the best selection to buy, these beautiful little mouthfuls are an ideal mother's day gift Perfect asparagus recipes from Mark Hix Mark Hix outlines his favourite ways to cook asparagus while it’s in season this May Giorgio Locatelli’s nettle risotto Find out how to make this easy but elegant rice recipe Perfect razor clams Mark Hix advises trying pork with razor clams as it naturally seasons the shellfish Perfect asparagus recipes Mark Hix shares his best asparagus recipes Cooking with salt Mark Hix shares his favourite recipes with salt and selects the best salt to use Perfect fish pie recipe Tom Aikens shares his recipe for the perfect fish pie < Previous